Coastal Reforestation - Mozambique

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Purchase type

By funding this project you are contributing to their work. You will receive impact reports and measurements but you won't receive a carbon credit.

Categories

Ocean Rescue
Rewilding
Reforestation
Ocean ecosystem restoration
Blue carbon
Resilience
Mangroves
Carbon
Biodiversity
Social Justice
Africa
East Africa
Mozambique
Sub-saharan Africa
Marine biodiversity
Adaptation
Marine protection
Coastal restoration
Marine habitat restoration
Nature-based solutions
Ecosystem services
Natural capital
Ecological restoration

Background

Working with local communities to reforest and restore mangroves in the Maputo Bay.

Why did we choose this project?

Reforestation at scale is vital if we are to restore our world. Eden has a high impact approach to reforestation, whereby a variety of native trees are planted in ways that aim to return a forest to its natural state. Mozambique is a biodiversity hotspot and the projects in the country are high impact - mangroves are highly effective at capturing carbon.

How does it work?

Eden partners with local communities to plant native trees and mangroves, and the communities protect their new forests because they have a vested interest in them. Studies conducted show an impressive survival rate of over 80%, even higher when natural generation is factored in.

How do we know it's working?

We work closely with Eden to monitor the impact of your funding. Since they started, they’ve had incredible results - planting more than 650 million trees around the world in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nepal, Haiti, Indonesia, Mozambique, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Honduras.

Star fact

Coastal habitats cover less than 2% of the total ocean area but account for approximately half of the total carbon sequestered in ocean sediments.


UN Sustainability Goals

01 No Poverty03 Good Health and Well-being08 Decent Work and Economic Growth13 Climate Action14 Life Below Water

Verified by Pinwheel

28 Feb 2021

Location

Mozambique, Africa

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